Discussion: The J-Pop Discussion Thread - Page 122

snowo

Quote:

Originally posted by Frost

How do you think it feels being an Ayu stan

Come back when Kuu release an album which the best song isn't a 1 min one. But wait till I get tired of bopping to Colours. Thank you.

Kyle-x

I'm going to be doing a J-Pop rate for the 4 main J-Divas and I've managed to rough out the basic single selections for it... but I was wondering if I could get your opinions on the selections!

SELECTIONS

If you think something shouldn't be there and should be replaced by another single, don't hesitate to suggest a change!

I'm really trying to make sure it will be an enjoyable rate.

snowo

For me, you should just replace Sunrise with Sparkle and Feel the love with Pray/Merry-go-round.

The rest is okay, something I would do probably.

Jack. Bauer

Yasss let me use this as a chance to get into them.

Ready for Bold & Delicious to snatch.

Kyle-x

Quote:

Originally posted by snowo

For me, you should just replace Sunrise with Sparkle and Feel the love with Pray/Merry-go-round.

The rest is okay, something I would do probably.

I think I'll replace Sunrise with Sparkle! I really wanted to put Mirrorcle World in it (it's in my top 3 fave songs) but I decided not to.

I could replace Ftl with Lelio or something (since it was kinda released as a single

).

Kyle-x

Quote:

Originally posted by Jack. Bauer

Yasss let me use this as a chance to get into them.

Ready for Bold & Delicious to snatch.

Britneyfan09

Quote:

Originally posted by snowo

Come back when Kuu release an album which the best song isn't a 1 min one. But wait till I get tired of bopping to Colours. Thank you.

Except Frosty is an Ayu stan not a Kuu stan.

He was just saying how he feels as an Ayu stan.

I know your frustrated over the Namie and Utada stans always dragging Ayu's music and chart positions but the Kuu stans have always been nothing but nice to Ayu so let's not. Thank you.

Looking forward to your rate Kyle-x!

snowo

Quote:

Originally posted by Britneyfan09

Except Frosty is an Ayu stan not a Kuu stan.

He was just saying how he feels as an Ayu stan.

I know your frustrated over the Namie and Utada stans always dragging Ayu's music and chart positions but the Kuu stans have always been nothing but nice to Ayu so let's not. Thank you.

Well I don't see such kindess a lot so I'm just being defensive since people like to drag Ayumi to the pits. Whatever, I don't remember him neither his name to know he's an Ayu stan, I'm just saying. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Quote:

Originally posted by Kyle-x

I think I'll replace Sunrise with Sparkle! I really wanted to put Mirrorcle World in it (it's in my top 3 fave songs) but I decided not to.

I could replace Ftl with Lelio or something (since it was kinda released as a single

).

Mirrorcle World is my all time favorite (I guess

). I guess the best choice is to replace Sunrise with Sparkle, that was definitely a better single!

ZENO

Quote:

Originally posted by Kyle-x

If you think something shouldn't be there and should be replaced by another single, don't hesitate to suggest a change!

I'm really trying to make sure it will be an enjoyable rate.

I changed it a little bit haha
The ones in bold are the ones I changed

Namie Amuro

Early Career
1. Body Feels EXIT
2. GO! GO! ～夢の速さで～ (GO! GO! ～Yume No Hayasa De～)
3. TRY ME ～私を信じて～ (TRY ME ～Watashi Wo Shinjite～)
4. CAN YOU CELEBRATE?
5. SWEET 19 BLUES

Middle Career
6. Namie's Style
7. Put 'Em Up
8. WANT ME, WANT ME
9. WoWa
10. No

Later Career
11. Hide & Seek
12. WILD
13. In The Spotlight (TOKYO)
14. Alive
15. Contrail

Utada Hikaru

Early Career
1. Automatic
2. First Love
3. Addicted to you
4. Wait & See ～Risk～ (Wait & See ～リスク～)
5. Can You Keep A Secret?

Middle Career
6. Hikari (光)
7. SAKURA Drops (SAKURAドロップス)
8. Keep Tryin'
9. Simple & Clean
10. Passion

Later Career
11. Flavor Of Life
12. Beautiful World
13. HEART STATION
14. Prisoner Of Love
15. Sakura Nagashi (桜流)

Ayumi Hamasaki

Early Career
1. Boys & Girls
2. SEASONS
3. M
4. evolution
5. Dearest

Middle Career
6. Ladies Night
7. alterna
8. fairyland
9. HEAVEN
10. Bold & Delicious

Later Career
11. Sexy Little Things
12. Missing
13. Feel The Love
14. XOXO
15. Terminal

Kumi Koda

Early Career
1. Trust Your Love
2. m・a・z・e
3. love across the ocean
4. キューティーハニー (Cutie Honey)
5. Hot Stuff feat. KM-MARKIT

Middle Career
6. NO TRICKS
7. Candy feat. Mr.Blistah
8. Shake It Up
9. JUICY
10. Black Cherry

Later Career
11. 甘い罠 (Amai Wana)
12. TABOO
13. UNIVERSE
14. Lollipop
15. POP DIVA

I also added this just because those tracks weren't enough for me so I think this could be nice for a bonus tracks selection (?)

Other notable tracks
Namie Amuro: GIRL TALK, I Love You, Hello, NEW LOOK, Do Me More, FIRST TIMER, make it happen, Get Myself Back, Big Boys Cry, Rainbow, HEAVEN, Hands On Me, La La La, Neonlight Lipstick, Ballerina, TSUKI

Utada Hikaru: Devil Inside, Tippy Toe, Hotel Lobby, You Make Me Want to Be a Man, Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)

Ayumi Hamasaki: In The Corner, Party Queen, NaNaNa, Merry-go-round, Lelio

Koda Kumi: Crazy 4 U, Star, Lies, Under, BUT, 愛のうた (Ai No Uta), Always, Get It On, Venus, BY MY BABY, ECSTACY, 好きで、好きで、好きで。(Suki De, Suki De, Suki De.), Love Me Back, Say Her Name, So Nice feat. Mr.Blistah, IN THE AIR, ピンクスパイダー (Pink Spider), どうにもとまらない (Dou Ni Mo Tomaranai)

It took a while to do this lol.

Nait Phoenix

OMG, how is "Ijiwaru na Hello" not the lead single in this bitch!? That song is summer crack! It better be on the album. I am not here for another "Hurly Burly" omission mess…

Quote:

Originally posted by mattpowell578

Hello Kitty is a flawless Jpop song

You should be warned solely for how weak that was…

Quote:

Originally posted by new evolution

Let's all have a moment of appreciation for Shinichi Osawa

Don't forget Tamaki Nami's "PARADISE" & "LADY MIND"!

And I'm still bopping to "Shh". He should be the next big thing in Japan…

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Originally posted by Jack. Bauer

Okay but I need the full Display video in 4K or imma kill a bitch.

But my Cling Cling single got dispatched today so I can't complain too much.

Might as well kill a bitch because a full DISPLAY video would prove useless with how the full song turned out… still good, but I'm not here for two consecutive minutes of Perfume just standing there letting the instrumental play…

MirrorcleMonster

For Ayu I would add some changes

Early Career
1. Boys & Girls
2. SEASONS
3. M
4. evolution
5. Dearest

Middle Career
6. HANABI
7. STEP you
8. fairyland
9. HEAVEN
10. Voyage (is one of her classics, while Bold & Delicious is one of her biggest flops)

Later Career
11. BLUE BIRD
12. Days
13. Sunrise ~LOVE is all~
14. You & Me
15. progress (it sold FIVE all by itself)

Newt

Quote:

Originally posted by ZENO

I changed it a little bit haha
The ones in bold are the ones I changed

Utada Hikaru

Early Career
1. Automatic
2. First Love
3. Addicted to you
4. Wait & See ～Risk～ (Wait & See ～リスク～)
5. Can You Keep A Secret?

Middle Career
6. Hikari (光)
7. SAKURA Drops (SAKURAドロップス)
8. Keep Tryin'
9. Simple & Clean
10. Passion

Later Career
11. Flavor Of Life
12. Beautiful World
13. HEART STATION
14. Prisoner Of Love
15. Sakura Nagashi (桜流)

No shade but having Simple and Clean AND Hikari for Utada is a terrible idea nnnn

I would honestly return Colors and replace either Hikaru or Simple and Clean

Also, Heart Station should be removed and you should add Goodbye Happiness

Belle

Kyary outsold ayu's cumulative in her first week omfg

D.D.D.

I think we should change a bit for Kuu

Early Career
1. Take Back
2. real Emotion
3. Cutie Honey (キューティーハニー)
4. Crazy 4 U
5. Kiseki

Middle Career
6. Butterfly
7. you
8. D.D.D.
9. Candy
10. Yume no Uta (夢のうた)

Later Career
12. BUT
13. Ecstasy
14. TABOO
15.POP DIVA
16. Physical thing

Kyle-x

@ ZENO -> Thanks! Really appreciate your work.

But some of those aren't singles and this is a singles rate..

I'll definitely add some of the singles you suggested in place of some of the others though! It pains me to see Wishing On The Same Star go, but Put 'Em Up is the superior selection.

Changing a few of the other singles you selected to replace some!

@MIrrorcle Monster -> Good ideas! I wanted to include Bold & Delicious since it seemed to be well known among western circles and I wanted to express that in the rate, but Voyage is one of her classic for sure... I think I'll replace HANABI with Voyage. Definitely going to add progress, that was a digital single at some point right iirc?

@Newt -> Done & done!

@D.D.D. -> Taking some of these and replacing tracks! Y'all wanna keep replacing her biggest hit (Koi no Tsubomi)!

NEW SELECTIONS

ZENO

Quote:

Originally posted by Kyle-x

@ ZENO -> Thanks! Really appreciate your work.

But some of those aren't singles and this is a singles rate..

I'll definitely add some of the singles you suggested in place of some of the others though! It pains me to see Wishing On The Same Star go, but Put 'Em Up is the superior selection.

Changing a few of the other singles you selected to replace some!

NEW SELECTIONS

LOL@me who didn't read it was for singles only.
I'm sorry! Anyway you're welcome, I really enjoyed doing it actually, I re-listened to a lot of songs I usually don't listen during these days!

D.D.D.

Quote:

Originally posted by Kyle-x

@D.D.D. -> Taking some of these and replacing tracks! Y'all wanna keep replacing her biggest hit (Koi no Tsubomi)!

NEW SELECTIONS

I like that song too but I don't think atrl is here for that cute song

Black Pearl

Quote:

Originally posted by Kyle-x

I'm going to be doing a J-Pop rate for the 4 main J-Divas and I've managed to rough out the basic single selections for it... but I was wondering if I could get your opinions on the selections!

NEW SELECTIONS

If you think something shouldn't be there and should be replaced by another single, don't hesitate to suggest a change!

I'm really trying to make sure it will be an enjoyable rate.

So many amazing songs being left out

Not your fault tho, bound to miss some iconic ones when you can only choose 15. I'd switch out some of Ayu's for Surreal or something from H but that's just personal preference, only glaring omission for me is Traveling, I don't know what I'd make it replace but I can't imagine a Hikki rate without it

Have y'all seen Popjustice's J-Pop rate? They did the same thing except they separately rated every one of their singles and put all 250+ of them in a huuuuge countdown at the end. This way is probably much better even if songs get left out, that legitimately took an entire year and some of the results were unforgivable

Nait Phoenix

So, nothing from Japonesque is representing Kuu...!?

Belle

wait didn't we already rate the major divas? Perhaps we should broaden our horizons in here